MAIN EVENT
DYNAMIC DUOS TOURNAMENT
(FIRST ROUND)
Blond Ambition vs. Elysian Empire
“Adrenaline” by Nine Lashes sounds out from the speakers and the fans excitedly jump to their feet. The lights begin to flicker as the opening guitar rift sounds out. The Elysian Empire make their way from the behind the curtain led by Effie Elysian. Emery and Elon bump fist as Effie presents them to the cheering crowd. They flex their muscles to the crowd before making their way down the ramp.
Melanie Sierra: The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is your main event of the evening! Introducing first, being accompanied to the ring by Effie Elysian! Weighing in at a total combined weight of 495 pounds! They are Emery and Elon, the ELYYYSSSIAAAAN EMMMMPIIIIIRRRRE!!!
Elon slides into the ring while Emery takes the ring steps. Effie takes the steps as well and Emery sits on the second rope allowing Effie to easily enter the ring. Elon has already begun to stretch using the ropes and turnbuckle. Emery joins him as Effie begins to coach her brothers up. As they stretch the music begins to fade. The brothers bump fists once more as the bell rings.
Geoff Penzer: The Elysian Empire lost the Tag Team Titles two weeks ago at All-Star Showdown VI! But it wasn’t Emery or Elon who got pinned at the pay per view. It was a member of The Keisters! You have to feel for the Empire, who finally put it all together and won the titles, only to lose them without being pinned or submitted.
The lights go dim as the first drum beats of “Believer” by Imagine Dragons start. As the music kicks up, a single purple spotlight hits the stage, and the silhouette of Heather Lasiewicz is seen dancing. The camera gets a close-up and she’s seen clearly singing the first lines of the song with the music.
“First things first, Imma say all the words inside my head
I’m fired up and tired of the way that things have been, ooooohhhh
The way that things have been, ooooh”As she sings, she slinks towards the ring, the spotlight following her every step. Her body sways naturally to the beat of the song, acting out the words of the song as it plays out through the arena. The song cuts to the pause before the chorus as she hops up onto the ring apron. She slowly unbuttons her ring jacket, swaying her hips to the music.
Melanie Sierra: And their opponents! First, currently residing out of Detroit, Michigan… HEATHER LASSSSCIEWICZZZZZ!!!
“PAIN!!!!”As the singer yells out the word, she lets the jacket fall.
”You make me a, you make a believer! Believer!”Heather grabs the ropes and lets herself fall back in a burlesque style dance move. She uses this momentum to hop onto the bottom rope, in turn using that momentum to flip herself over the top rope and into the ring. The lights come back fully as she walks around the ring, soaking in the noise of the crowd and mentally prepping for her match as the music fades out.
Geoff Penzer: Heather Lasiewicz shocked the world at All-Star Showdown VI when she not only helped Savannah Taylor defeat Chris Madison to win the Pride Championship, but she also helped Izzy Anders retain her FGA Undisputed Champion over Johnny Karma. She claims she’s just here to create a little mischief. But Lasiewicz should tread lightly. She’s already got a target on her back because she’s a big name. Now she’s going to have a lot more people going after here because of the stunt she pulled and who she decided to align herself with at Showdown VI.
There was silence; the lights began to fade away slowly. A soft instrumental echoes out across the audience. It starts slowly, a beautiful sound that contrasts the heaviness of the world. Like feathers, it glides among the waiting audience. The lighting fixtures produce a gentle spotlight upon the stage, offset by the occasional flash here and there. As the song continues, a woman’s words begin to come through. Her voice is tender, not raising upon a whisper.
Deceived by my eyes and all I was told I should see
Opinions not mine, the person they taught me to be
One night in the dark, a vision of someone I knew
And in the darkness I saw, a voice say, I'm you.
On the stage, a feminine figure appears. Her head lowered to everything. People cannot make out who it is. As she stands there, the flashes briefly illuminate her figure. It only gives small clues on who stands at the gate. She stands in the spotlight, her shadow cast large and proudly among the stage.
Inside me a light was turned on…
The instrumental picks up again. An electric guitar now joins the progressively exciting instrumentals of before. The singer’s voice suddenly intensifies.
Then I was alive!
In the light, it is revealed that it was Savannah Taylor. She stands at the gate, a robe of obsidian and ivory hues. The hood of it shadows her eyes, but the intensity of the final EXODUS World Champion remains clear as day. She starts off down the ramp, with a serious aura radiating from her body.
Melanie Sierra: And her partner, from Las Vegas, Nevada! She is the reigning FGA Pride Champion! SAAAAVANNAAAAAH TAAAAAYLOOORRRR!!!
If you close your eyes your life,
A naked truth revealed
Dreams you never lived,
And scars never healed
Savannah makes her way up the ring steps. She looks out towards the audience for a moment before entering the ring. From there, she heads for a turnbuckle. She stands there, taking in everything. She then lifts her up on top of it. She peers out in nothing, then takes off the hood with a flashy flourish. Her blonde locks fly up in the air. They descend, shaping her face as they famously do.
In the darkness, light will take you to the other side
You'll find me waiting there you'll see, if you just close your eyes
While she stands in her corner, she closes her eyes and takes a heavy breath. When her bright eyes open, Taylor is completely composed. There is nothing more than the heat of battle awaiting her. She takes off her robe, giving it to a stagehand. She stretches her wrists before devoting her mind to the war upon the horizon.
Geoff Penzer: Here is the new Pride Champ, who defeated Chris Madison with the help of Lasiewicz at Showdown VI. After the controversial win, Taylor has been the subject of scorn from many of her peers here in FGA. That has to hurt her on some level. This was her big night. She finally won a championship here in FGA. Yet she’s received nothing but hate from a good portion of the roster. On the other hand, she brought this onto herself and deserves every bit of the flack that she’s received.
Obviously the Pride Championship wasn’t enough for her. Heroes Never Die already have a hold over the Pride and Undisputed Titles. Now they’re going after the tag gold with Taylor and Lasiewicz. They have a long road ahead. But if anyone could do it, it would two people as resourceful as them.
The bell sounds as Taylor and Emery start things off for their respective teams. They kick off the action with a collar-and-elbow. Taylor is able to gain the advantage with a side headlock. But Emery quickly lifts her up and counters with a belly to back suplex, resulting in cheers from the crowd. The Pride Champion quickly rolls over towards the ropes and pulls herself back up to her feet. After circling the ring, she inches over towards Emery and locks up. Taylor gains the advantage with another side headlock. Emery then goes for another belly to back suplex. But this time, Taylor rolls over his shoulder and lands on her feet. After spinning him around and slapping on a side headlock, Taylor cinches in the hold. Emery then refuses a chance to quit before shoving Taylor into the ropes. When she returns, the crowd cheers when Emery throws her down with an STO. He makes the cover.
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Taylor kicks out.
Emery brings the Pride Champion back to her feet and wrenches her arm. The ref asks if she wants to give up. But the Pride Champ refuses. She then rolls forward, leans back, kips up and rakes Emery across the eyes, resulting in boos from the crowd. The boos continue as she delivers an arm wrench of her own. But Emery reverses into an arm wrench of his own before sending Taylor down to the mat with a fireman’s carry takedown. He then makes the cover.
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Taylor kicks out.
Emery picks up the champion and moves her into the near ropes before sending her into the far ropes. When Taylor returns, Emery sets up for a back body drop. Taylor sees it coming, so she counters with a sunset flip. But Emery rolls through it before flattening the champion with a penalty kick. He then drops down and makes the cover.
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Taylor kicks out.
Geoff Penzer: Once again, Emery gets the better of the Pride Champion.
Emery picks up Taylor, places her in a front facelock and moves her into the Empire corner before Elon tags himself in.
Elon enters the ring and delivers a punch to the midsection before wrenching the arm. But Taylor is able to reverse into an arm wrench of her own before nailing him with a kick to the midsection. After a right hand to the face, Taylor takes Elon and goes for an irish whip. But Elon reverses, sending Taylor into the ropes. He throws out a front dropkick. But does so too early, allowing Taylor to hang onto the ropes. After Elon crashes onto the canvas, Taylor turns and tags in Heather Lasiewicz. The crowd boos as Lasiewicz knocks a rising Elon down with a springboard moonsault. She makes the cover.
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Elon kicks out.
Geoff Penzer: The high risk pays off for Lasiewicz and nearly got her and Taylor the win!
Lasiewicz moves Elon into the corner and delivers a knife edge chop. Elon responds with a chop of his own. Lasiewicz delivers another stinging chop. Elon answers back with a chop of his own. The crowd boos when Lasiewicz nails him with a European Uppercut. She then irish whips him into the opposite corner. The Golden Rose runs across the ring to attack. But Elon ducks and dumps Lasiewicz over the top rope. After landing on the apron, she catches Elon with a shoulder thrust through the ropes when he turns around. She then slingshots herself over the top rope and brings him down with a sunset flip.
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Elon kicks out.
After both grapplers get back to a vertical base, Lasiewicz nails him with another European Uppercut. She then takes Elon and goes for an irish whip. But Elon reverses, sending her into the ropes. Lasiewicz anticipates another dropkick, so she hangs onto the ropes. But Elon doesn’t throw one out. He then runs over to attack. But Lasiewicz catches him with a back elbow to the face. While Elon is stunned, Lasiewicz faces the ropes and goes for Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Stylin DDT). But as soon as Lasiewicz springboards onto the middle rope, the crowd cheers when Elon connects with a dropkick to the back, sending Lasiewicz tumbling over the top rope and to the floor!
Geoff Penzer: Lasiewicz just took a hard fall to the outside!
Emery hops down from the apron, marches over and goes to grab Lasiewicz. But Taylor quickly rushes over and stands in between Emery and her friend/stablemate. After helping Lasiewicz back to her feet, Blonde Ambition make their way back over towards their side of the ring and talk things over. Once Lasiewicz is ready, she walks back up the steel steps and hops back in through the ropes.
Geoff Penzer: Things have not gone Blonde Ambition’s way thus far here tonight as the Empire have seemingly had an answer for everything.
Lasiewicz and Elon begin to circle the ring before motioning for a lockup. But at the last second, the crowd boos when Lasiewicz opts out in a favor of a low angle front dropkick to the knee, dropping Elon down to one leg. From there, Lasiewicz returns to her feet and unleashes a flurry of right hands to the face. While Elon is still down, Lasiewicz turns and runs into the ropes. When she returns, she knocks Elon down with a rolling wheel kick. She makes the cover.
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Elon kicks out.
Lasiewicz picks up Elon, slams him face-first into the top turnbuckle and tags Taylor back in. Taylor gets back inside, turns Elon around and delivers a series of knife edge chops that echo throughout the arena. She then tags Lasiewicz back in. Lasiewicz re-enters the ring and rocks Elon with three more European Uppercuts. She then tags Taylor back in. Once the Pride Champ gets back inside, she brings Elon towards the center of the ring, turns and gyrates her hips before bringing him down with the Deadly Seduction. The boos continue as she turns over and makes the cover.
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Elon gets his shoulder up.
Geoff Penzer: The crowd didn’t take too kindly to Taylor once again stealing one of Cordy Stevenson’s signature maneuvers. I know that Saint Sexy would love for nothing more than to come back and snatch Taylor bald. But the line to take a swing at Taylor is getting longer by the day, it seems.
Taylor picks up Elon and whips him into the ropes. When Elon returns, she knocks him down with a roundhouse kick. Taylor then turns to and points at Emery before going for a standing moonsault. But the move backfires when Elon gets his knees up.
Geoff Penzer: Elon blocked! Taylor’s cockiness caught up with her!
While Taylor curls up and guards her midsection, Elon gets to his feet, heads into the corner and Emery back in. As Taylor returns to her feet, Emery grabs her from behind and throws her down with an inverted powerslam. The cheers continue as he pulls Taylor over and makes the cover.
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Taylor gets her shoulder up.
Emery picks up Taylor and whips her into the ropes. When the Champ returns, Emery doubles her over with a spinning back kick to the midsection before knocking her down with an ax kick across the back of the head. As Taylor tries to get up, Emery runs into the ropes. When Emery returns, he knocks Taylor down with a Shining Wizard. He makes the cover.
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Taylor gets her shoulder up.
Emery picks up Taylor and goes for an irish whip. But Taylor reverses, follows him into the corner and connects with a running hip strike. She then brings Emery from out of the corner before driving him down with a running bulldog. The boos continue as Taylor pushes him over and makes the cover.
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Emery gets his shoulder up.
Taylor picks up Emery and goes for an irish whip. But Emery reverses, sending Taylor into the ropes. When she returns, she goes for a Lou Thesz Press. But Emery catches her in mid air, turns and counters with a spinebuster. The cheers continue as he rolls across Taylor as he hooks the leg.
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T-NO!
The crowd boos when Taylor gets her shoulder up.
Geoff Penzer: That was a close call there for the Pride Champion!
Emery picks up Taylor, heads into the Empire corner and tags Elon back in. The Elysian Empire then take Taylor and whip into the ropes. When Taylor returns, the Empire throw her down with a double hip toss. After Taylor gets back to her feet, the Empire take her down with an STO/legsweep combination! Elon makes the cover.
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TH-NO!
The crowd sighs, then boos when Taylor gets her shoulder up.
Geoff Penzer: Another close call for the Pride Champion! She’s got to get out of the ring and make that tag or else this match not last for much longer.
Elon picks up Taylor and nails her with a series of clinched knee strikes. But Taylor is able to catch the last knee. She then swings Elon’s leg away from her. As Elon turns back towards her, he gets caught with the Desert Rose (spinning backfist). After a knee strike doubles him over, Taylor brings him down with The Gamble (corkscrew neckbreaker). The boos continue as she makes the cover.
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Elon gets his shoulder up.
As Lasiewicz places her foot across the top rope, Taylor marches over and slams Elon face-first against the sole of her boot. After Lasiewicz unhooks her leg, Taylor tags her in. The Golden Rose hops through the ropes and nails Elon with a forearm strike before sending him into the far ropes. When Elon returns, Lasiewicz knocks him down with a jumping calf kick. She then picks up Elon and snapmares him over before running into the ropes. When Lasiewicz returns, the crowd boos when she flattens Elon with a sliding forearm smash. She makes the cover.
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The crowd cheers when Elon gets his shoulder up.
Lasiewicz picks up Elon and goes for an irish whip. But Elon reverses, sending Lasiewicz into the corner. Elon then heads into the corner to attack. But Lasiewicz counters with a European Uppercut before bringing him down with Every Rose Has Its Thorn. The boos continue as she makes the cover.
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TH-NO!
The crowd gasps, then cheers when Elon gets his shoulder up.
Geoff Penzer: Elon’s not done yet! He’s still got some fight in him!
Lasiewicz picks up Elon and nails him with three elbow strikes before throwing out a kesagiri chop. But Elon ducks and counters with an Angle Slam!
Geoff Penzer: What a counter from Elon! But it looks like he doesn’t have the energy to make the cover!
While both grapplers are down, the ref starts his count.
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Lasiewicz dives over and tags in Taylor, resulting in a downpour of boos from the crowd. Taylor hops through the ropes and rushes over to stop Elon from tagging but. But it’s too last as Elon dives over and tags in Emery!
Geoff Penzer: EMERY’S BACK IN!
Once Emery gets back inside, Taylor rushes over to attack. But Emery blocks the punch and counters with a punch of his own. Taylor gets back to her feet, only to get knocked back down by another punch. After Taylor picks herself back up, Emery unleashes alternating elbow smashes and shoot kicks before doubling Taylor over with a spinning back kick. After a stomp to the back of the head stands Taylor upright, Emery knocks her down with a discus elbow smash. He makes the cover.
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The crowd boos when Lasiewicz dives over and breaks up the pin.
Geoff Penzer: Lasiewicz with the timely save!
The boos continue as Lasiewicz goes for an irish whip. But Emery reverses, sending her into the ropes. When Lasiewicz returns, Emery hurls her across the ring with an overhead belly to belly suplex.
After Emery calls Elon back into the ring, the Empire take Taylor, move her into the corner and take turns delivering shoot kicks to the chest. They then bring her from out of the corner before whipping her into the far ropes. When the Pride Champ returns, the Empire scoop her up from the sides and deliver a double belly to back suplex. Emery makes the cover while Elon stays on lookout.
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The crowd boos when Taylor gets her shoulder up.
The Empire bring Taylor back to her feet and nail her with punches before they both run into the ropes. But instead of both of them coming back, Lasiewicz yanks Elon down to the canvas and drags him to the outside. Back in the ring, Emery throws out a lariat. But Taylor ducks and runs into the ropes. When Taylor comes back, she slides through Emery’s legs. When Emery turns around, Taylor gets back to her feet and knocks him down with the Foot Fetish (jumping spinning back kick). She then picks up Emery and sets him up for the O-Face (Twist of Fate), which is met with an eruption of boos from the crowd. But the boos turn to cheers when Emery shoves Taylor off of him and into the ropes. When Taylor returns, she plants Emery with Head Over Heels (Blockbuster DDT).
Geoff Penzer: Taylor brings down Emery after planting him with another one of Stevenson’s maneuvers!
On the outside, Elon takes Lasiewicz and goes for an irish whip. But Lasiewicz reverses, sending him crashing against the guardrail. Back inside, Taylor has climbed to the top turnbuckle. Once Emery gets in position, Effie screams from the outside to watch out. But he can’t hear her. As Emery turns around, Taylor flips off and delivers the Snake Eyes (diving somersault hurricanrana).
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The crowd erupts with boos as “Engel” blares throughout the arena.
Melanie Sierra: Here are your winners, BLONDE AMBITION!
The boos continue as Taylor and Lasiewicz get their arms raised in victory.
Geoff Penzer: Blonde Ambition have knocked off the former World Tag Team Champions, knocking them out of the first round!
Savannah Taylor and Heather Lasiewicz remain in the ring after their main event bout against Elysian Empire when the opening guitar riffs to “War Machine” by Kiss begins to blast through the P.A. system. The live audience inside of the Blue Cross Arena leap to their feet and a chant of “Mad-i-son” begins echo throughout. Savannah Taylor snarls as she clutches onto her newly won FGA Pride Championship belt, her eyes affixed to the entranceway. Chris Madison emerges as the chorus hits and the fans applaud, changing from the Madison chant to singing along with his entrance music. Madison stops at the foot of the ramp and smirks as Savannah Taylor and Heather Lasiewicz grow more visibly agitated by the second. Madison soaks in the deafening ovation and raises the microphone he’s holding in his hand above his head. He waits out the crowd to simmer down before explaining his intrusion.
Chris Madison: Champ…
The crowd immediately rips into Savannah with piercing boos.Chris Madison: Now, now… Just because Savannah has spat on everything that the Pride Division stands for doesn’t mean you should shun her.
Once again the crowd begins directing their displeasure towards the champion and her new tag team partner.Chris Madison: As a matter of fact, I take that back, she deserves every bit of it! You got over on me Savannah… You are the new FGA Pride Champion. But if you think for one second that I’m just going to stand by, let you steal the championship that I fought so hard to actually earn, you’re out of your damn mind! Molly Reid and I went through back to back wars over that championship belt. Together, we reshaped the image of the Pride Division and gave these fans the kinds of matches that are hard to forget; show stealers, match of the year candidates. But then, you happened. You fought your way to a Pride Championship match and showed your true colors. You don’t care about that belt… You don’t care about what it represents… And you sure as hell don’t care about what carrying that belt means.
Chris shook his head as he stared down the aisle at the two women responsible for the abrupt ending of his Pride Championship reign.Chris Madison: That championship belt is heavier than the twelve pounds of material it’s made of. You are supposed to represent the purity of this sport. That belt means you’re one of the best wrestlers under contract in FGA. With that, comes the expectation of having to put on stellar, five-star matches every time you step through those ropes; a feat that you can’t accomplish as long as you’re always relying on someone else to help you get the job done!
Savannah shook her head, unimpressed by the familiar jab.Chris Madison: You wanted All-Star Showdown to be your coming out party. You wanted everyone affiliated with this company to embrace you as a legitimate contender. You wanted to silence your critics, cement your legacy, and flip off everyone that doubted you; none of which that you actually accomplished. Despite the fact that you’re temporarily carrying the FGA Pride Championship, you proved every one of those critics right! You couldn’t win on your own. You couldn’t even beat me after tilting the playing field by tying my hands together with the tape from your wrists. If it weren’t for Heather, that championship would still be sitting around my waist. Enjoy it… Because I promise you, I’m coming for what rightfully belongs to me. Savannah, I ain’t through with you yet!
With the thought of a rematch in their heads, the live audience erupts.Chris Madison: I’m not going to just stand here and let you wipe away the work I put in. You and your band of mean girls are making a mockery of FGA and I’ve had enough of it. Even if it takes every ounce of strength I have in me, I’m ending your reign as Pride Champion, giving the Heroes that Never Die exactly what they deserve, and restoring the integrity of this company. These fans deserve better, FGA deserves better, and I won’t stop until I’m standing over your beaten body holding the FGA Pride Championship over my head for a second time!
Madison and Taylor lock eyes as Chris drops the microphone. He slowly nods his head up and down without taking his eyes off of the champion. Savannah steps onto the bottom rope while holding onto the top rope with one hand and raising the Pride Championship over her head with the other as the feed fades out to the Flashpoint logo...
